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Snow White and the Seven Whores, or, The Birth of My Bloggy Self
When I started BeTwinned, I wanted it to be an online magazine with feature articles. Once I got it up and running and my post-journalism school life turned out a lot different than I had imagined (and I had absolutely no time to feed this creation with feature articles), I realized that it would be…
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Mother’s Day, 2007
Here’s a thought-provoking article from Truthdig, a site that recently won a Webby for both the juried award and the People’s Choice award for “Best Political Blog.” The article contains an interesting update about the so-called “mommy wars” and how mothers still face discrimination in the workplace. Also, I’d like to link readers to my…
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TwinWatch News: Tractor-trekking twins trying to raise money; twins born two months apart near their first birthdays
Twin brothers Pat and Mike Iott are planning a cross-country tractor trek to raise money for the American Heart Association. They have already raised $12,000. The tractors are refurbished vintage tractors that I think were owned by their grandfathers. The article wasn’t 100 percent clear about that. I haven’t seen another article like this one,…
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TwinWatch News: Triplet mom-to-be counts the possibilities
“On the math of multiples:” A triplet mom-to-be and journalist writes about her experiences so far in Canada’s National Post.
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TwinWatch News: Separating twins in school bill receives hearing
According to an article in the Portsmouth Herald online, New Hampshire’s Senate Bill 78 received a hearing in the state’s legislature Wednesday. The bill gives parents a say in determining whether their multiples will be placed in the same classroom. Note that the original bill gave parents final say, but the bill, in its current…
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Winter is the Warmest Season, by Lauren Stringer
Photo from Amazon.com Review by Sandra Horning Snow showers in April! Winter continues to hang on here in New England. My children and I were feeling a little grumpy about it until we read Winter is the Warmest Season. A very pleasing title and an equally pleasing book that reminded us of all the highlights…
